Lammycat

I doubt it. You don't see a distinction between drawing a picture of killing a teacher and a written expletive directed toward the teacher? I'm not sure that long ago there was as much of a problem with school-related violence/killings, either.

Yeah, pretty explicit. Felony charges may be a little harsh, though. Some form of action with serious consequences is fine, imo, autistic or not.

I've had students make guns with their hands/fingers and point them at me when they thought I couldn't see and have to immediately assess the seriousness/intent. I see nothing wrong with reporting (and letting the chips fall where they may) a kid drawing pictures of shooting his teacher. Even at a 3rd grade comprehension level.

I'm not saying the actions are the best and there shouldn't be a sweeping law/rule that applies, but people always bitch when "signs" go undetected. The same people likely bitch when they think punishment/action is too harsh when stifling those same potential "signs." If Karen Cox (the principal) does nothing about this and brushes it aside and the kid does act out his fantasy where does that leave Karen Cox and the teacher?

Maybe they should just let it go until he acts on his thoughts....

Maybe that's already been done...?

Yeah, stopping by the fire department would have been a better way to handle it. There are a lot of better ways to handle it. But, again, I think in context it may not have been the horrible thing some folks make it out to be. If the cop (a friend of the mother) came to their house instead of the 7-11 would that have been less offensive?

I don't know, maybe if the mom had already talked to him a few times and the message wasn't getting across to him but she didn't feel the need to rush him to a doctor of whatever sort and had a friend who was willing to role-play to help the kid realize the seriousness of playing with matches/lighters.... If this was done in a mellow, teachable moment-like manner I'd say that's context, too. I don't envision the cop roaring into the lot and grabbing the kid and throwing him in the back of the car like a real bust. I may be wrong though. In that case, I'd side with the bad idea folks.

Weird. That's usually your first phase....

4/10 #s 2 , 3, 4, 8. And I'm not 100% sure on #2..... There were 2 others that sounded really familiar but I can't place 'em.

We don't know this. This is an assumption just as my take is an assumption. I don't think anyone here has said that the action the mother took was the best option. I think the line that divides here is between some people thinking it's a horrific and scarrring event for the child vs. those that don't think it's that bad of a thing (even though everyone can agree on the handcuffs deal). There's too much "context" involved that we don't know, imo, to make a complete judgment on this. I realize some feel there is never a justified reason for this. I say that, in context, it may not have been the

No.

I disagree. I've got three boys (one isn't five yet) and used to teach pre-school: they can comprehend full consequences. Depends on the kid, too, of course. When I was 5, I took a 1-cent Bazooka Joe piece of bubblegum from the corner drug store out of an enormous old wine cask filled to the brim with them while mom was shopping. I didn't know it was "stealing" as I had little/no concept of money. As we walked out of the store and began to unwrap it, my mother questioned me how I got it. I told her I took it. She pulled my pants down in the middle of the sidewalk, swatted my ass, made me br

I disagree, but if this is prevents the kid from playing with fire for a few years until he does understand the connection to fire/danger, than it was an effective lesson. Ok. Maybe a cop should have been brought in when the habit of putting towels on lamps for playtime first started then. I wonder if the kid was even freaked about the incident. Article doesn't say.

It's not the same because your sister wasn't playing with fire, per se. Towels weren't the problem; where she put the towel was the problem. Matches and a lighter are almost always a problem when in a kid's hands.

Breaking windows doesn't burn a house down. Putting a towel over a lamp isn't the same as playing with fire. I understand why people would be shocked by the actions, but I really don't see a huge problem with this (save for the cuffs). I also don't think the article goes into enough depth of how the kid was actually treated (was it treated as a "bust?" Was he talked to in a concerned/calm/teachable-moment-like manner?).

I'm assuming the incident with the matches took place in/around the 7-11, so it was an instant message/lesson to the kid. While mom is waiting for him to "outgrow" the desire to play with matches maybe the boy burns a house down.... I'm not saying calling a friend who's a cop is THE BEST way to discipline/teach the kid a lesson, but I'd imagine it's effective.

Isn't this a form of discipline, though? The kid was not physically harmed and will have an indelible memory of the day the cops came. I'm betting he doesn't play with matches/lighters anymore. The hand cuffs were going too far, though.

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